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US 2016/0016426 A1Published application
Non-pneumatic wheel assembly with removable hub
AssigneesCompagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin, Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
InventorJames Milo ENDICOTT
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Abstract
A non-pneumatic wheel assembly is provided. More particularly, a non-pneumatic wheel assembly is provided having a removable hub i.e., a hub that may be separated from the remainder of the wheel assembly. The hub may be reused and other portions of the non-pneumatic wheel assembly replaced as needed. In addition, the hub may be constructed from a different material than used for other portions of the non-pneumatic wheel.
Claims18
A non-pneumatic wheel assembly defining axial and radial directions, comprising:
- an outer annular band providing a load bearing surface;
- a plurality of web elements for supporting in tension a load applied to the wheel, said web elements extending axially across and radially inward from said outer annual band;
- a plurality of intersections integrally formed by the joining of adjacent pairs of said plurality of web elements along their radially innermost portion, the adjacent pairs of said plurality of web elements circumferentially spaced apart at the attachment to said outer annular band, and
- a hub centrally located within said outer annular band and removably connected to said plurality of web elements.
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